Types of Language
This type of language creates visuals in your audience’s mind.
What is Abstract Language?
This language tool is a comparison that uses "like" or "as".
This type of language prevents audience receptiveness by using words that may not be directed at them.
What is jargon?
Audiences generally trust speakers who use this type of language.
What is engaging, respectful language?
This kind of language does not use comparisons.
What is Literal Language?
"Love is a battlefield" is an example of what language tool?
What is a metaphor?
This type of language can increase or decrease audience reception of a message by using familiar phrases, depending on who is in the audience.
Audiences generally distrust speakers who use this type of language.
What is uneducated language?
Figurative language uses these tools to compare things that may not truly be alike.
What are metaphors and similes?
Poor use of this language tool could make you lose credibility.
What are clichés?
Using complicated vocabulary does this to the speaker's message.
What is decreases its effectiveness?
Credible speakers should know this.
Sensory language allows the audience to do this.
What is use the five senses?
"A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze" is an example of this language tool.
What is imagery/sensory language?
Profanity and cursing should only be used at this time.
What is when you are a comedian and it enhances your message?
Rhetorical techniques do this.
What is engage the audience?
This type of language uses words and phrases that are only used within certain communities.
What is slang?
This language tool often goes hand-in-hand with the use of jargon, especially in the medical field.
What are acronyms?
The speaker's goal when deciding language usage should be this.
What is bringing people together?
Assonace uses this to make a more memorable point.
What is the repitition of vowel sounds?